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Chuuya and his boyfriend Dazai, sat cuddled together on their couch, watching TV together and tossing popcorn into their mouth. Neither were paying much attention though, and the room was filled with the sound of their voices more then the sounds of the TV. "Chuuya~" Dazai hummed softly, throwing a piece of popcorn at the mentioned red head, "remember when we first met?"
Chuuya thought back for a moment, before smiling. Of course he remembered, how couldn't he? Chuuya and Dazai had been neighbors in the same apartment complex. But then, one day, that had changed with a simple first meeting involving a knock, a feather duster, and a torn shower curtain.
Chuuya had, at some level, been friendly with his neighbor. They didn't know each other very well, though Chuuya was aware his name was Dazai and he could pick him out from a crowd if he ever had to. He seemed aright and didn't bother Chuuya, so it was good enough for him. Other then polite nods in the hallways when they walked past each other, they really didn't interact at all. Not that Chuuya really cared.
The short male had been living in his apartment for a few months when the first real encounter with his neighbor happened. Chuuya had been in his home, watching TV- well, more like blankly flipping through different channels and not really paying attention to anything -when his neighbor had knocked on his door. The sound echoed through the small apartment and Chuuya was instantly confused, wondering who it could possibly be. Even as he got up and paused his show, walking over to his door, the stranger knocked again. "I'm coming, I'm coming!" Chuuya called out, slightly annoyed. He hated it when people knocked every few seconds, knock once and wait, if no one answers then leave.
Opening the door, Chuuya came face to face with Dazai, the earlier mentioned neighbor. The taller male scratched his head awkwardly, revealing one bandaged covered arm. He was smiling, like normal, but in a sheepish way, and his eyes glowed warmly as he glanced at Chuuya. "Chuuya? Right?" Chuuya nodded at the question, crossing his arms and waiting for him to continue. "Can you come kill a spider that's in my bathtub?"
At first Chuuya thought he was joking but it only took him a moment to figure out that no, he wasn't joking. For a moment Chuuya considered refusing, slamming the door shut, and returning to his comfy couch. But he opened the door more, forced his smile on wider, and nodded before stepping out into the hallway. It would only take a few seconds, and it was just a spider. It couldn't be that bad.
Wrong.
That spider was not just a spider. It was the biggest spider Chuuya had ever seen, it's tiny evil eyes all watching Chuuya. The thought of going near it let alone killing it made Chuuya shiver just slightly in disgust. He forced himself to take another step though, only to discover the spider had tiny little hairs everywhere. "Do you um, have anything long?" Chuuya asked, standing straight and glancing back at the entry to the door where Dazai was standing. Coward.
Dazai nodded though and vanished, allowing Chuuya to return a hard stare to the spider- he wasn't letting that thing out of his sight. For the next few minutes though it didn't move, appearing to be comfortable the place it was. Dazai returned, handing Chuuya a... feather duster? Dazai laughed a bit at Chuuya's look, stepping closer. "Press the button and slide it out," Dazai explained, doing as he said to a small yellow button on the side of the duster, making the duster grow longer.
Even as Chuuya accepted it, he inwardly cursed Dazai. If the bastard already had something he could use to get rid of it, why did he need Chuuya? Chuuya had half a mind to voice that thought, but decided not to... he didn't want his neighbor to hate him this early. Instead he turned around, moving the feather duster closer to move the curtain out of the way- and instead ripped it.
On top of that it also fell onto Chuuya and Dazai, who both struggled to get it off their heads. "Shit!" Chuuya cursed, pushing the heavy fabric away. "I'm so sorry, I didn't know it would rip so easily!"
"It's fine!" Dazai didn't seem too upset, but he did pout a bit, adding, "it was brand new though..." Great, way to make him feel worse.
The worst part though was turning to the spider only to find it was gone.
"-and then I invited you over for a drink because I felt bad. And I learned that we were both acting a lot different then we normally do, trying to make a good first impression." Chuuya finished off with a sigh. He hadn't thought of that story for a while.
Dazai laughed softly, all smiles as he pressed a gentle kiss to Chuuya's head. "I love you."
"I love you too."